China's weirdest tourist attractions

The Eunuch Museum In 2012, Malcolm Moore visited the mausoleum of Tian Yi
, a favoured eunuch of Ming Dynasty. Located in the mountains outside Beijing, it is now a memorial to him and many others who sacrificed so much to serve. "Some of China's most famous figures were eunuchs, including Cai Lun, the inventor of paper, and Zheng He, the admiral whose fleet sailed as far as East Africa," he explained. "Poor Chinese boys voluntarily underwent castration at the age of nine in the hopes of obtaining a role in the imperial service." He also learned that "the Chinese, unlike the Arabs, removed everything [during castration], inserting a spring onion into the urethra while the wounds healed. There was no disinfectant, except for chilli paste." • London's most unusual museums